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' Patented Mar. l4, I899.

E. G. STINTUN.

. BOX FUR GIGARETTES OR OTHER ARTICLES.

(Application filed Nov. 25, 1898.)

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EDWIN GEORGE STINTON, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

BOX FOR CIGARETTES OR OTHER ARTICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 621,173, dated March14, 1899. Application filed llovember 25, 1898. Serial No. 697,420. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, EDWIN GEORGE STIN- TON, cigarette manufacturer, asubject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing at No. 50 King street,Hammersmith, London, in the county of Middlesex, England, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Boxes for Cigarettes or otherArticles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in orconnected with boxes or cases for containing cigarettes,

. matches, or other articles, and has for its object to obtain a simpleand inexpensive device by the aid of which the cigarettes or othercontents of the box may be elevated or projected beyond the box and thelid or cover of the box at the same time automatically thrown back, soas to expose the contents and admit of their ready withdrawal, and inorder that the said invention may be more clearly understood and readilycarried into effect I will proceed, aided by the accompanying drawings,fully to describe the same.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a rear elevation of a cigarette boxor case formed of cardboard and constructed according to the presentinvention. Fig. 2 is an under side view thereof. Fig. 3 is a side viewthereof. Fig. 4 is a similar view to Fig. 3, but showing the tray orholder or movable interior part of the box, together with the contents,in the raised position and the lid partly turnedback. Fig. 5 is'a planthereof. Fig. 6 is a vertical transverse section taken on the line 1 lof Fig. 5, but with the contents of the box or case removed. Fig. 7 is arear elevation of the case or box separately. Fig. 8 isa side viewthereof. Fig. 9 is a front elevation of the tray or holder separately.Fig. 10 is a side view thereof. Fig. 11 represents the upper part of abox or case of cardboard, illustrating a slight modification. Fig. '12is a separate View of part of Fig. 11. Fig. 13 is a rear elevation of ametal box or case constructed according to the present invention. Fig.'14 is a front elevation of the tray or holder separately; and Fig. 15is a vertical transverse section of part of Fig. 14, taken on the line 22 thereof, drawn to an enlarged scale.

Referring to Figs. 1 'to 10, 0. represents a box or case, which isformed tubular, and b represents the tray or holder, which is constructed to slide within the box or case a. The ends of the sides of thecase a may be indented or thickened to limit the sliding action of thetray 1). The tray or holder 1) is formed open at the front in a similarway to the tray of an ordinary match-box, and the bottom I)thereof,which is fixed with the sides 17 and back b is preferably markedwith the word Push, as indicated in Fig. 2, and

serves as a means by which the tray or holder may be raised or projectedfrom the case a at the times desired. The upper end of the tray orholder constitutes a lid or cover I), and for this purpose cuts orincisions 19 are made in the sides 6 and the back Z9 of the tray orholder Z) at the point of junction b with the top or lid 19 is groovedor scored, so as to act as a hinge, and thus enable the top or lid 12 tobe readily thrown back. The back of the top or lid 19 is formed with aslot or opening b therein, and the back of the box or case a is providedwith a corresponding T-shaped tongue at, which in the putting togetherof the box is, by bending the ends (5* of the tongue at, passed throughthe slot or opening b in the backof the lid or cover 12 by which meansit is loosely connected with the latter. The effect of this arrangementis that when the tray or holder 1) is raised by pressing against thebottom 1) thereof there is a certain amount of lost motion until thehinge or groove 13* of the lid 19 is above the top edge a" of the box orcase a, when the side pieces a* of the T-shaped tongue a will engage theback of the lid or cover 19 at the lower part of the opening 19 and thuscause the lid or cover 5 to turn upon said hinge b until it assumes theposition indicated in Figs. 4 and 6, thereby exposing the contents ofthe box in a convenient manner for removal.

Instead of the tray or holder being constructed as hereinbeforedescribed it may be considerably modified,while still retaining thepeculiar arrangement of the slot and top or lid. For example instead ofthe sides being fixed with the bottom the entire tray or holder maybeformed of a sheet of cardboard scored at the angles and loosely foldedto the required shape.

In the example given at Figs. 11 and 12 is shown a method of providing ametal tongue a to the box or case a in lieu of the cardboard tonguehereinbefore shown and described.- According to this device the tongue ais stamped out of a metal sheet and is provided with tangs G which areadapted to be forced through holes or incisions made in the back of thebox a and then clenched, as represented at Fig. 11.

In the example given at Figs. 13 to 15 the entire box is assumed to beformed of metal, but is otherwise substantially the same as thathereinbet'orc described with respect to Figs. 1 to 10, except that thehinge 6* in this case is an ordinary metal hinge and the tongue a isextended slightly into the back of the box a by means of slits a inorder to afford a certain amount of spring or elasticity to enable thelid or cover I) to turn through the required are.

It will be obvious that the device may by slightly modifying the partsbe formed of other materials than cardboard or metal and may beconstructed of a size and pattern to contain other articles thancigarettes.

\Vhat I claim is l. A box or case, comprisinga tubularbody,

a tray or holder sliding Within the body and provided with a lid or topadapted to turn back, a long slot in the back of the top or lid and acoacting tongue on the back of the body, said tongue being provided withlateral projections passing through the slot and taking under the backof the top or lid, substantially as herein'shown and described and forthe purpose stated.

2. A box or case comprising a tubular body, a tray or holder slidingwithin the body and provided with a lid or top adapted to turn back, along-slot in the back of the top or lid EDXVIN GEORGE STINTON.

Vitncsses:

GEO. E. VAUGHAN, F. B. MoRRIs.

